Put out of joint?

When it comes to employment, the free market rules. Most people can still choose where they work. It may be a buyers’ market right now, but if you don’t like the sound of a particular company, nobody is going to make you join it. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), however, disrupt these dynamics, taking choice away from all but the most senior people. M&A changes the “deal” between individuals and their employer, threatening the organisation’s ability to engage and retain talent, reveals new CIPD research, The impact of mergers and acquisitions on employer brands.